About 20 youngsters ranging in age from toddlers to 9-year-olds visited Bidwell Mansion Dec. 17 to hear Christmas stories and to decorate their own Christmas cookies during a program put on by Las Senoras.

Guest readers were Jack Brown, program manager for radio station KCHO; Jo Oleksiewicz, KCHO program director and Las Senoras member Verda Macay.

Macay, who chaired the event, said the favorite story of the day was “Snow Cat.” Macay borrowed books from the children’s section at Chico library as well as purchasing several books for the day.

Las Senoras, Chico’s official hostesses who support Bidwell Mansion, provided the cookies and decorations.

There are plans for another program next year.

“We could have more children, because these chldren were very well behaved,” Macay said.

The story telling also included “A Visit From St. Nicolas,” and the children joined in as Macay recited the classic story by heart.